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Forget about that first art-punk wave for a second. How many artists who were big in the early MTV era are still pushing themselves and their audiences. Is David Byrne the only one? It seems entirely possible! Next week, Byrne will release his new album American Utopia, which happens to be his first solo album…
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Pearl Jam: Second Good Music… Comp Features 77 Previously Unreleased Tracks From Pearl Jam, David Byrne, Jenny Lewis, & More
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Earlier this month, a bunch of artists came together to release a limited-time-only benefit compilation called Good Music To Avert The Collapse Of American Democracy that was up on Bandcamp for only 24 hours before it was removed. This Friday (10/2) is Bandcamp's next Bandcamp Friday, when the service waives their revenue share, and a…
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David Byrne: calls blackface use in ‘Stop Making Sense’ promo a “major mistake in judgement”
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"One hopes that folks have the grace and understanding to allow that someone like me, anyone really, can grow and change"The post David Byrne calls blackface use in ‘Stop Making Sense’ promo a “major mistake in judgement” appeared first on NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME...
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David Byrne: Apologizes For Wearing Blackface In Stop Making Sense Promo Video
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David Byrne has apologized for portraying people of color and wearing black and brown face in an old promotional video for the Talking Heads' concert film Stop Making Sense. In the clip, he appears as a number of different characters interviewing himself. Byrne took to his Twitter account, which he rarely utilizes for personal use,…
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David Byrne: Pens Essay On Coronavirus: “The World Is Changing — So Can We”
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David Byrne has penned an essay on coronavirus and how we should be responding to it for Reasons To Be Cheerful, the online magazine he started last year. In the piece, entitled "The World Is Changing -- So Can We," Byrne shares thoughts about connectivity and looks to other countries like Taiwan, South Korea, and…
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David Byrne: Watch David Byrne Return To SNL After 31 Years
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David Byrne isn't really the kind of guest that Saturday Night Live books anymore. Their musical selection typically trends towards artists that became popular in this millennium, or at least huge legacy artists that are promoting a new album (see Foo Fighters and U2 in 2017). But Byrne returned to the show last night for…
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